Is it possible to be killed by something as simple as running your electric fan at night?

Most notably, in South Korea, it's a fear that's cemented itself into society for decades,

so much so that it's changed the way many go about their daily life.

Today, we're looking into the phenomenon known as fan death.

This is Red Web.

Welcome back, Task Force, to another episode of Red Web, the podcast all about unsolved mysteries true crime

and today we're leaning into the unknown I'm your resident mystery enthusiast

Trevor Collins and joining me hearing about this phenomenon this urban legend this folklore

for the very first time Alfredo Diaz I saw the title with fan death and I was like, wait a second, it doesn't have to do with, I don't know,

someone in the task force or something like, that would be gnarly.

Yeah.

Or something of the sort.

Not a literal fan.

So that's interesting.

So I'm very intrigued as to what this is because I get, I have fans turned on all the

time.

So what's happening here?

Guys comment Braveheart.

This man's Braveheart out here with his fans on.

Yeah.

Is it like is it, is it crashing?

Is it throwing particles into your face?

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